Program: Watershed Science Concentration, BS - Southern Oregon University

Apr 08, 2025

2012-13 Catalog

(43 to 47 credits)

Students selecting the Watershed Science Concentration will complete G 314 - Hydrology and G 360 - Environmental Geology within the Environmental Studies Core. Core courses cannot be used to meet upper division elective requirements within this concentration.

Lower Division Core

(16-20 credits)

Select one of the following Chemistry sequences:

CH 100 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 4 credits
and
CH 100L
CH 101 - Environmental Chemistry 4 credits
and
CH 101L
OR
CH 201 - General Chemistry 3 credits
and
CH 204 - General Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits
CH 202 - General Chemistry 3 credits
and
CH 205 - General Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits

Select one of the following Biology or Physics sequences:

BI 101 - General Biology: Cells 4 credits *
and
BI 101L
BI 103 - General Biology: Populations 4 credits *
and
BI 103L
OR
PH 201 - General Physics I 3 credits **
and
PH 224 - General Physics Laboratory I 2 credits
PH 202 - General Physics II 3 credits **
and
PH 225 - General Physics Laboratory II 2 credits
Note: Students may substitute BI 211 and BI 212 with advisor approval.

Note: Students may substitute PH 221 and PH 222 with advisor approval.

Watershed Science Concentration Core

(19 credits)

G 315 - Hydrogeology 3 credits
G 350 - Advanced Physical Geology 4 credits
ES 433 - Soil Science 4 credits
or
GEOG 433 - Soil Science 4 credits
ES 435 - Water Resources 4 credits
ES 481 - Geomorphology 4 credits
or
GEOG 481 - Geomorphology 4 credits

Upper Division Watershed Science Electives: Select two of the following:

(8 credits)

ES 309 - Principles of Meteorology 4 credits
ES 327 - Energy and Climate Change 4 credits
ES 431 - Urban Watersheds 4 credits
ES 445 - Ecosystem Management and Conservation 4 credits
ES 475 - Environmental Modeling 4 credits
ES 479 - Biosphere, Ecology, and Global Environmental Change 4 credits
BI 386 - Forest Ecology and Management 3 credits
BI 475 - Aquatic Ecology 4 credits